Personal Statement
Witnessing the incredible innovations that have occurred in our specialty over the past two decades has been one of the greatest joys and surprises of my career. SGO has played a central role in supporting and disseminating these advancements. We have a saying at my organization: “No money no mission. No mission, no need for money.” To continue to support the immediate and distant needs of our specialty, it is critical that we preserve the financial stability of SGO. Resource needs extend beyond the SGO Annual Meeting on Women’s Cancer to support the larger strategic plan. This includes educating and empowering our members, learners, and patients, advocating and partnering to affect meaningful policy reform, supporting discovery through research partnerships and key consensus statements from thought leaders, and creating the framework to enable continuous quality improvement, a particular focus of my career. In addition to my surgical practice, I serve as Chief Value Officer and Associate Dean for Practice Transformation at my organization. I oversee the work of over 500 people amongst 14 functions in four states and manage a budget over $50M. Drawing from this experience, I can effectively protect our financial position to enable the successful execution of our vision and mission. Furthermore, my past membership on the boards of 4 organizations, including SGO, service as co-chair of the SGO Program Committee in 2025, Associate Editor of Gynecologic Oncology, and my current work at the leading edge of practice transformation through NAM and other national organizations positions me to advise and meaningfully contribute to the Executive Committee. I served as a member of the SGO Board of Directors during the pandemic which limited by ability to contribute given the pause in so many functions. Thank you for the potential opportunity to serve SGO once again as your Secretary-Treasurer.